Today’s comic by Ruben Bolling is A Calvinesque and Hobbesian look at the border wall:

Amazing:

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What the fresh hell. This is REAL. Filmed in 1958- about a conman who grifts a small town of suckers into building a wall. History not subtle enough for you? GUESS THE GRIFTER'S NAME (And watch until the end) pic.twitter.com/6FA3p6KC00

Joshua Tree National Park will be temporarily closed as of Thursday morning because of damage caused by visitors during the partial government shutdown. Park officials said few rangers are on hand to prevent off-road driving, which causes destruction of the park's namesake trees.

Programming note: Daily Kos will not be liveblogging Donald Trump’s primetime wall rant at 9 PM ET. We will cover his remarks after a proper fact-check and eye roll.

Today’s comic by Jen Sorensen is 'Unlikable':

How, uh, diplomatic:

The Trump administration downgraded the diplomatic status of the European Union’s delegation to the United States last year without making a formal announcement or informing the bloc about the change, a European official said on Tuesday.

Today’s comic by Ruben Bolling is Russian News of the Times: Trump's loyalty to Russia under investigation:

Good call:

Harvard University has tapped Andrew Gillum — a breakout Democratic star, despite losing his bid for Florida governor — for a spring fellowship.

Yowser:

British ultrarunner Jasmin Paris is celebrating after becoming the first woman to win the gruelling 268-mile Montane Spine Race along the Pennine Way. What made the performance even more extraordinary was...